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WorksheetsWMS Industrialization
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was not a reason people immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1800s?
a)
Escape slavery
b)
Better opportunities
c)
Religious freedom
d)
Adventure
2.
Which vocabulary word means cruel and unfair without just cause?
a)
Oppressive
b)
Specialized
c)
Monopoly
d)
Mechanization
3.
Which vocabulary word describes areas where large cities are present?
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
c)
Suburban
d)
Industrial
4.
Which industry was specialized in Chicago?
a)
Meat-packing
b)
Steel
c)
Oil
d)
Textile
5.
Around what city was the majority of the U.S. automobile industry located?
a)
Detroit
b)
Chicago
c)
Pittsburgh
d)
New York
6.
Chinatown and Little Germany are examples of what?
a)
Ghettos
b)
Tenements
c)
Settlement houses
d)
Political machines
7.
Which political machine controlled politics in New York for over 50 years?
a)
Tammany Hall
b)
Hull House
c)
Little Italy
d)
Standard Oil
8.
Who founded the famous settlement house in Chicago?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John Adams
9.
Thomas Edison is credited with inventing what important technology?
a)
Electric lighting
b)
Telephone service
c)
Railroads
d)
Mechanical reaper
10.
What allowed national markets to develop?
a)
Transportation advances
b)
Government laws
c)
Textile factories
d)
Increased immigration
11.
Who was the captain of the oil industry?
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
12.
What industry did Andrew Carnegie manage?
a)
Steel
b)
Oil
c)
Railroads
d)
Electric
13.
Which was not a cause for industrial growth in the U.S.?
a)
Access to raw materials
b)
Political machines
c)
Financial resources
d)
Large work force
14.
Natural resources were moved from the _______ part of the U.S. to the factories in the _______ part of the U.S.
a)
western, eastern
b)
eastern, western
c)
northern, southern
d)
southern, northern
15.
Mechanization led to _____ on farms.
a)
reduced labor needs
b)
increased labor needs
c)
decreased production
d)
increased population
16.
Who is credited with inventing the mechanical reaper?
a)
John Deere
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Cyrus McCormick
17.
Which was the most popular mail order catalog in the late 1800s?
a)
Sears
b)
Macy's
c)
J.C. Penney
d)
Pears
18.
Which was not a negative effect of industrialization?
a)
Lower-cost production
b)
Child labor
c)
Unsafe working conditions
d)
Long hours and low wages
19.
Factories were often located near ____.
a)
rivers
b)
farms
c)
schools
d)
mines
20.
The population of cities has ____ in the U.S. due to industrialization.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
c)
remained the same
d)
increased, then decreased
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